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School patron in Limerick

Bishop of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert COI

Schools in County Limerick under this patron.

Other patrons in Limerick Bishop of Limerick · 94 Archbishop of Cashel & Emly · 28 Bishop of Killaloe · 3 Minister for Education & Skills · 1 Educate Together · 2 An Foras Pátrúnachta · 1 Named Individual · 1 Limerick and Clare ETB · 1
Schools
2
of 133 in Limerick
Pupils
130
1% of Limerick's pupils
Average school size
65.0
Limerick: 165.1
Average class size
18.57
Limerick: 21.83

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

2 schools with figures for both years

1fell by 10% or more
1within 10%
0grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 1Down 10 to 25% · 0Within 10% · 1Up 10 to 25% · 0Up 25% or more · 0

Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
18.57
Mainstream classes
7
Classes of 30 or more
0
Schools with a class of 30+
0

Teachers

Teachers in the 2 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
7
Up 1 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 4%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 10
Estimate: 7 class teachers, 0 principals and deputies, 3 special education and 0 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
9
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
0 / 0
0 schools gained a class teacher, 0 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

2 schools, largest first.

Change over

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Roll number
St MichaelsLimerick 12834S 116
−9.4%
5 23.20 25 0
Church Street National SchoolRathkeale 10929T 14
−48.1%
2 7.00 7 0